thanks for the input but: #1- i dont have an inline engine #2- i will probably never see your shop #3- i like the battery to be accessible...
i like the "generous motors" part!
im an electrician, so pretty much anything electrical or electrical related is free for me. all my wire, terminations, breakers, fuses, unistrut,...
unistrut comes in 2 sizes 7/8 and 1 5/8. i regularly use the 1 5/8 to hang chandeliers at work the stuff is rated at 5000lbs static load on 3/8...
i thought abut that but i cant find a decent priced bead roller to roll 16 ga. the steel is pretty stiff being 16 ga. plus all the cab supports...
the story i got was that some time in the trucks history it was crashed on the driver side and the chevy front end was replaced with a GMC one. i...
well the batt. box is gone for now. i decided the sheetmetal rot was to far gone. i could still make a box but would have to make a new cover...
i got the floor completely cut out and test fit the new floor i cut. its looking good so far. if anything its a moral victory (and i needed it)!...
im not really sure if there is a way to find out. i would also like to know what the faint stamping "CFK" in the upper right corner is. thanks- Robert
it sounds like a cool idea. you might need to install a recessed window channel. the gap between the body skin and the interior skin should be...
thanks for the encouraging words zig. i think you might like my front end. what do you think?-Robert
I built this batt. box about 5 years ago when i was in highschool while in metal shop. its just some 20 ga. galvanized sheet metal and spot welds....
so i was going about my rust removal duties as usual and i noticed a piece of metal hanging from the door pillar so i hit it with a screwdriver...
thanks, i considered that but i already have the new box and it looks pretty nice installed. i was trying to figure out another use for the hole...
hello everyone i am progressing on my cab floor. i have cut out most of the old floor and have made the new floor out of 16 ga. steel. i noticed...
im at the point on my floor installation to do something with the battery box. i am not going to be using it. it would need to be rebuilt. i plan...
sounds like fun but, just out of curiousity if you have no power how are you surfing the net? -Robert
For Nate why do you say not to sand the contacts? im an electrician by trade and we sometimes have to replace motor windings and contacts. we...
anyone have any unique ways of turning one tool into many? i have limited in my garage and it also doubles as a laundry mat. here is my latest...
hey everyone. i have been trying to build my floor/toeboard panels. i have a limited amount of tools but tons of 16 gauge steel. i cant...
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